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<h1>1996</h1><p>The year that was. What were you doing 12 years ago?</p>
<p>Quiz created by: <a href="http://www.amiwrong.com/authors/billgraves.shtml">Bill Graves</a></p><br>1. What computer language was released January?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) FORTRAN</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Java</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) C++</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) C</div>
<br>2. What was the final score for February for Garry Kasparov vs. Deep Blue?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Kasparov: 2, Deep Blue, 0</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) 2 stale-mates</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Deep Blue: 2, Kasparov: 0</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Deep Blue: 1, Kasparov: 1</div>
<br>3. What were the Menendez brothers famous for?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Real estate swindle</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Started a software company</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Porn moguls</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Killing their parents</div>
<br>4. Where was Ted 'Unabomber' Kaczynski's cabin?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Alaska</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Montana</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Utah</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Idaho</div>
<br>5. Göran Kropp climbed Mt. Everest without what?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) A guide</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) An i-phone</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Oxygen</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) All answers are correct</div>
<br>6. Who won the Stanley Cup?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Edmonton Oilers</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Colorado Avalanche</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Florida Panthers</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Detroit Red Wings</div>
<br>7. Where were the Summer Olympics held?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Hamburg</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Atlanta</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Seoul</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Salt Lake City</div>
<br>8. Who was the Republican nominee for President of the United States?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Jack Kemp</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) George H. W. Bush</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) George W. Bush</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Bob Dole</div>
<br>9. Name the military campaign started by the U.S. in September?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Operation Desert Thunder</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Operation Desert Strike</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Operation Desert Storm</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Operation Iraqi Liberation</div>
<br>10. Which team wins the World Series?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) New York Yankees</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Atlanta Braves</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Minnesota Twins</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Oakland A's</div>
<br>11. Who was elected Vice President of the United States?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Jack Kemp</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Al Gore</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Bill Clinton</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Bob Dole</div>
<br>12. Who bought Steve Jobs' company, NeXT?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Apple</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) AT&T</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Microsoft</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) HP</div>
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